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to remain in the trenches as long as I dare risk the 

 danger of freezing. Then I dig it, strip off the 

 outer worthless leaves, and set the roots well in the 

 wet earth in the box, crowding the bunches as close 

 together as possible. In this condition the celery- 

 will take root and grow sufficiently to last through 

 the winter or at least longer than if stored in any 

 other manner." 



According to Alexander Huth of Hampden 

 county, Massachusetts, " Celery seed for the early 

 supply should be sown broadcast about February 

 15 in a moderately heated hotbed, or in shallow 

 boxes filled with good garden loam lightly pressed 

 down. Cover the seed with soil about one-eighth 

 inch deep and press it down firmly. Set the boxes 

 (if they are used) in the house near a sunny win- 

 dow where the temperature averages about 70 

 degrees and water freely. A single hotbed sash 

 3 feet wide and 6 feet long is large enough to start 

 20,000 plants. After the second or third leaves 

 have appeared the plant should be transplanted in 

 other boxes or put in moderately heated hotbed or 

 a cold frame that may be covered on cold nights. 



'.' Set the plants about 1 inch apart in the row 

 and 3 inches between rows, and should the first two 

 or three days after transplanting be very bright and 

 warm, a little shading during the middle of the day 

 will be advisable. 



" After the plants have made a growth of 5 to 6 

 inches they should be set out of doors in a well- 

 manured and thoroughly prepared soil. In the 

 home garden where space is generally limited, the 

 young plants can be set in well-prepared rows 5 or 

 6 inches apart in the row between some early crop, 

 such as early peas, spinach or radishes." 



